AV Engineer Senior

At Freddie Mac our mission of Making Home Possible is what motivates us and its at the core of everything we do. Since our charter in 1970 we have made home possible for more than 90 million families across the country. Join an organization where your work contributes to a greater purpose.

Are you a seasoned AV Engineer with a collaborative mindset who thrives in dynamic environments supporting world class AV systems Are you interested in joining a high performing team with a mission-driven organization that believes in providing safe comfortable workspaces for their employees

Freddie Mac is seeking a talented Senior Media Services Engineer to join our team!

• Design Install Operate and Support integrated AV systems throughout the McLean campus & Regional offices elevating the quality of executive and corporate gatherings.

• Enable Freddie Mac leaders and teams to communicate confidently with all technical details managed discreetly and professionally by our Media Services team.

• Foster a culture of excellence in hybrid and in-person meeting experiences.

Your Impact:

The Senior AV Engineer supports Freddie Macs Media Services team by designing maintaining troubleshooting and improving integrated AV systems across the HQ campus and regional offices including conference rooms configurable event spaces executive meeting areas and hybrid collaboration coordination with the Chief Engineer this role serves as a senior technical resource for AV engineering system reliability project support commissioning documentation and escalation response. The engineer must be detail-focused maintain a strong problem-solving posture and demonstrate the ability to manage multiple on-site projects simultaneously while keeping stakeholders informed and workstreams organized. The position helps ensure Freddie Mac employees executives business partners and event teams have stable user-friendly AV experiences for daily meetings high-profile events Teams-enabled collaboration and enterprise communications.

• Design deploy configure maintain and improve Freddie Mac AV systems for smart conference rooms huddle rooms training rooms configurable spaces executive spaces digital signage collaboration areas and live event environments.

• Collaborate closely with the Chief Engineer on AV engineering standards technical priorities project execution system lifecycle planning and operational improvements.

• Serve as a senior escalation resource for complex AV hardware software network control system conferencing audio video and signal-flow issues.

• Perform system commissioning testing calibration firmware validation acceptance checks and quality assurance to ensure rooms meet Freddie Mac AV standards and business expectations.

• Support high-profile Freddie Mac meetings executive presentations town halls Teams Town Hall events hybrid events broadcasts and campus events including pre-event testing rehearsal support show-day troubleshooting and post-event technical review.

• Create review and maintain technical documentation including system diagrams rack elevations equipment inventories room standards operating procedures commissioning checklists maintenance records and support guides.

• Partner with Corporate Services IT Facilities Security Corporate Meetings and Events business stakeholders vendors electricians low-voltage contractors and network teams to plan and deliver AV projects.

• Manage multiple on-site AV projects and workstreams by tracking priorities coordinating tasks communicating status identifying blockers and keeping stakeholders aligned from planning through completion.

• Review vendor work submittals shop drawings punch-list items service tickets and closeout documentation to ensure technical accuracy installation quality safety and alignment with Freddie Mac requirements.

• Evaluate new AV collaboration control system conferencing streaming monitoring and AV-over-IP technologies and recommend solutions that improve reliability supportability and user experience.

• Mentor AV technicians installers and junior engineers by sharing best practices reviewing technical work supporting troubleshooting and helping establish consistent engineering standards.

• Monitor recurring issues identify root causes support preventive maintenance and recommend continuous improvements for Freddie Mac AV systems across headquarters and regional locations.

• High school diploma or equivalent required; technical training in audio-visual systems electronics IT networking or a related field preferred.

• 6 years of hands-on experience designing installing supporting commissioning or maintaining professional AV systems in enterprise corporate campus broadcast live event or high-end conferencing environments.

• Strong knowledge of AV signal flow audio processing video distribution control systems conferencing platforms microphones displays cameras DSPs switchers matrix systems wireless presentation streaming and AV-over-IP solutions.

• Experience supporting Microsoft Teams Rooms Poly Cisco Webex Zoom Rooms Teams Live or similar collaboration and broadcast platforms in an enterprise environment.

• Ability to troubleshoot integrated AV systems across hardware software network cabling control audio video and user workflow layers.

• Detail-focused approach with a strong problem-solving posture including the ability to assess issues methodically document findings communicate options and drive timely resolution.

• Ability to create read interpret and update technical drawings rack elevations wiring diagrams floor plans scopes of work commissioning documents and vendor closeout packages. Familiarity with Visio and/or AutoCAD.

• Experience coordinating with vendors integrators contractors internal technology teams facilities teams and event stakeholders during installation maintenance repair and project delivery.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to support executives business users event teams vendors and technical teams in a calm professional customer-focused manner.

• Strong organizational documentation and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple on-site projects urgent escalations project milestones maintenance needs and event deadlines while keeping stakeholders informed and workstreams organized.

• Ability to lift carry move mount and install AV equipment as required by the role.

• Ability to stand walk bend kneel climb ladders and work in equipment racks ceilings conference rooms event spaces and other supported corporate areas.

• May require occasional early morning evening weekend or on-call support for maintenance windows urgent room issues executive meetings business-critical events or project cutovers.

• Must comply with Freddie Mac safety security badge access and workplace procedures at all times.

Keys to Success in this Role:

• AVIXA CTS CTS-I CTS-D or equivalent AV industry certification.

• Certification with Crestron Extron Q-SYS Biamp Shure Dante Planar Samsung Pro AV Poly Cisco Microsoft Teams Rooms or similar enterprise AV platforms.

• Familiarity with enterprise network fundamentals including VLANs IP addressing QoS PoE AVB Dante and AV transport protocols.

• Experience supporting large-scale live events executive broadcasts town halls production audio streaming recording or hybrid event environments.

• Experience supporting AV projects from requirements gathering through design review vendor coordination installation commissioning punch-list completion documentation and support handoff.

• Experience working in financial services regulated corporate environments secure campuses or enterprise support organizations.

Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.

We consider all applicants for all positions without regard to gender race color religion national origin age marital status veteran status sexual orientation gender identity/expression physical and mental disability pregnancy ethnicity genetic information or any other protected categories under applicable federal state or local laws. We will ensure that individuals are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

A safe and secure environment is critical to Freddie Macs business. This includes employee commitment to our acceptable use policy applying a vigilance-first approach to work supporting regulatory mandates and using best practices to protect Freddie Mac from potential threats and risk. Employees exercise this responsibility by executing against policies and procedures and adhering to privacy & security obligations as required via training programs.

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Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.